Walnut Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Pasta with Roasted Mushrooms

Pasta appears infrequently on the menu in Lisa's Kitchen, but when it does, it generally is turned into a special dish, even when it comes together in very little time. Such as this filling pasta coated with a rich and creamy pesto that one might think was laden with cheese, but if you don't tell your fellow diners, they might easily be fooled. Quite substantial when you add plenty of earthy and meaty roasted mushrooms and protein-rich walnuts into the pesto mix, with extra flair and vibrancy from sun-dried tomatoes, fresh lime juice, cilantro, and a hint of heat from some chilies, it is the mushrooms that really carry this dish. I decided to use pieces of lasagna noodles for the pasta here as the pesto coats the slightly large bites for...

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